Learning:
The Journey of a Lifetime
A Cloud Chamber of the Mind

2006 Literature Notebook

Bao-yu. [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15] The Stone.

Shui Rong [14, 15] Prince of Bei-jing; princely connection of the Jias who befriends Bao-yu.

Wang Xi-feng ("Peppercorn" Feng) (Mrs. Lian): [3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] Wife of Jia Lian, a beautiful young woman (about 18 - 19 years old), who is responsible for much of the management of the Rong-guo mansion.

Qin Zhong. [7, 8, 15] younger brother of Qin-shi; Bao-yu's best friend.

Euergesia. [15] A prioress at Water-moon Priory.

Sapientia. [15] a young female novice at Water-moon Priory.

Shui Rong is pleased with his first meeting with Bao-yu and hopes they will meet again.

While the funeral procession was in the countryside Xi-feng asked Bao-yu to join her (so she could keep track of him) and Bao-yu asked Qin Zhong to join him. The three of them visit a farm to pay a debt and then arrange to spend the evening at the Wheatcake Priory.

Eurgesia visits Xi-feng and persuades her to intervene in a local dispute (and earn a fee by doing so).

Qin Zhong forces his attentions on Sapientia and is caught in the act by Bao-yu.

Xi-feng decides to take on the problem that Eurgesia mentioned and she and the two boys then stay for a second day

Many of the chapters introduce new characters, who are then never heard of again. Keeping these notes helps me to separate out the recurring ones from the one-timers.